The Statute of Frauds (29 Car 2 c 3) (1677) is an
Act of the
Parliament of England. It required that certain types of
contracts,
wills, and grants, assignment or surrender of leases or interest in
real property must be in writing and
signed to avoid
fraud on the court by
perjury and subornation of perjury. It also required that documents of the courts be signed and dated.